I painted the inside bottom of the boat with two coats of Interlux deck paint, a somewhat flat, non-skid finish.
I was getting pretty tired of all the sanding, and was ready to call it done when Roger returned. It worked out very well because he was fresh and ready to sand some more, so we wound up with a much better finish. We moved the boat out of my shop, where the dust was now about an inch deep on everything.
My shop is above the garage, I have a double door and a removable railing to get big things in and out of the shop. There is a small jib crane attached to the side, but this boat is so light we didn't need it.
We put the boat on my 'dump run' tailer to haul it to Rogers.
Roger now got to do the sand and varnish and sand and varnish and sand.... routine. Also about this time we got a week of one of Maine's famous nor'easters with near constant rain, not good varnish weather. Here Roger is putting on the fourth and final coat of Interlux Schooner Spar varnish. Roger added a small amount of flattening agent to the final coat to give a slightly satin finish.
We decided to buy our Oars from Shaw & Teney. I made the leathers and sewed them on. I used a hose clamp to keep the stitches tight- I pull up 3 or 4 stitches, then move the clamp down and take a few more stitches.
To end the stitching I tie the two ends together in a square knot pulled under the leather, then pull the end of the thread back up under the leather and out where it can be cut off short. This traps the end under the leather where it can't come loose.
